Gauges are neither standard nor metric and the values are independent of those measurement systems.
Bending 22 gauge spring steel sheet.
1095 spring steel sheet blue temper ams 5122 sae 1095 aisi 1095 aisi 1095 0 002 thick 3 width 50 length.
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I tried annealing the ends with an oxy acetylene torch.
22 gauge 0 030 0 76 mm.
One bend out of four worked there.
These sheets have a softened temper which is also known as annealed so they can be easily formed into shape and then heat treated for.
I ve tried bending it as is it just snapped.
The steel is 1095 spring steel it s 032 thick by 200 wide.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
0 017453 x 90 x 0 020 0 33 x 0 024 0 0438558984 inch bend allowance keep in mind that some metals are more brittle than others.
I also tried annealing with a band blade welder which really didn t work it just made the steel terribly brittle and weak.
The gauge number 18.
Category thickness minimum bend bend radius.
M d building products 56066 1 feet by 2 feet 22 ga weldable steel sheet 4 6 out of 5.
22 gauge 0 030 0 76 mm 0 5 12 7mm.